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Real World Speed
Performance profile from 45,836 user samples
37,290 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 402% Nvidia(10DE 16F4) ≥ 4GB
Poor bench: 290% Gigabyte(1458 40BF)
Poor: 290% Great: 402%
SPEED RANK: 1st / 713
8,546 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 292% Sapphire(1DA2 471E) ≥ 4GB
Poor bench: 225% PowerColor(148C 2422) ≥ 4GB
Poor: 225% Great: 292%
SPEED RANK: 4th / 713
Effective 3D Speed
Effective 3D Gaming GPU Speed
370 % Much faster effective speed.
+44%
257 %
Lighting
Avg. Locally-deformable PRT (Bat)
588 fps Hugely better lighting effects.
+80%
326 fps
Reflection
Avg. High dynamic range lighting (Teapot)
586 fps Much better reflection handling.
+35%
433 fps
MRender
Avg. Render target array GShader (Sphere)
512 fps 534 fps +4%
Gravity
Avg. NBody particle system (Galaxy)
561 fps Hugely faster NBody calculation.
+80%
311 fps
Lighting
Locally-deformable PRT (Bat)
652 fps Much better peak lighting effects.
+66%
393 fps
Reflection
High dynamic range lighting (Teapot)
780 fps Much better peak reflection handling.
+54%
506 fps
MRender
Render target array GShader (Sphere)
548 fps 584 fps Slightly faster peak multi rendering.
+7%
Gravity
NBody particle system (Galaxy)
611 fps Much faster peak NBody calculation.
+80%
340 fps
Market Share
Based on 68,624,960 GPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
1.66 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,007%
0.15 %
Value
Value For Money
48.7 % 61 % Better value.
+25%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
94 % Much more popular.
+62%
58 %
Price
Price (score)
$1,802 $1,000 Much cheaper.
+45%
Age
Newest
24 Months 22 Months Slightly more recent.
+8%
Parallax
Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones)
839 fps +1% 834 fps
Splatting
Force Splatted Flocking (Swarm)
318 fps 492 fps Much faster peak complex splatting.
+55%
Parallax
Avg. Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones)
731 fps 755 fps +3%
Splatting
Avg. Force Splatted Flocking (Swarm)
294 fps 456 fps Much faster complex splatting.
+55%

The RTX 4090 is based on Nvidia’s Ada Lovelace architecture. It features 16,384 cores with base / boost clocks of 2.2 / 2.5 GHz, 24 GB of memory, a 384-bit memory bus, 128 3rd gen RT cores, 512 4th gen Tensor cores, DLSS 3 and a TDP of 450W. Performance gains will vary depending on the specific game and resolution. With a 4090 tier card 1080p in-game fps will often get CPU bottlenecked which prevents the GPU from delivering higher fps. At higher (often sub-optimal) resolutions (1440p, 4K etc) the 4090 will show increasing improvements compared to lesser cards. When fps are not CPU bottlenecked at all, such as during GPU benchmarks, the 4090 is around 75% faster than the 3090 and 60% faster than the 3090-Ti, these figures are approximate upper bounds for in-game fps improvements. The fact that the 4090 is currently the fastest performing graphics card available is reflected in its jaw-dropping MSRP of $1,600. Since PC gamers rarely buy AMD GPUs, Nvidia only have themselves to compete with. Surprisingly, $1,600 is actually reasonable value for money, when compared to previous gen. flagship cards. Prospective buyers will need a top of the line system to extract maximum performance from the 4090 and because of its monstrous dimensions, many will also need a new PC case. Consumers that demand value for money, should wait a few more months for the 4060 / 4070 models by which time AMD's 7900 series will also probably be heavily discounted. Alternatively, shoppers looking to buy in the near term should consider the last gen. 3060-Ti, which offers excellent real-world (1080p) performance at a fraction of the price ($400 USD). [Oct '22 GPUPro]

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AMD’s new 7900 series GPUs received a lot of pre-launch hype. There were claims of 50-70% performance improvements over the previous flagship. Our benchmarks show that the 7900-XTX leads the 6950-XT by around 30%. AMD overhype their product launches because it is effective at getting first-time buyers to pay over MRSP. After an initial burst in sales, prices often drop rapidly, as with the 6900 XT and the recently launched Zen 4 7950X, which are now both 30% cheaper. AMD’s domination of social media platforms has historically resulted in millions of users purchasing sub standard products, those users will be very hard, if not impossible for AMD to win back. If this trend continues, semiconductors may become a secondary business line for AMD, who appear more focused on developing “Advanced Marketing” relationships with select youtubers and media outlets. Based on the volume of social media/press coverage, you would never guess that the combined market share for all of AMD’s Radeon 5000 and 6000 GPUs amongst PC gamers is just 2.12% (Steam stats). Be wary of sponsored reviews (golden samples+cherry picked games) that showcase the wins and gloss over the losses whilst conveniently ignoring frame drops. Despite steady price cuts, an increasing number of seasoned gamers simply have no interest in buying AMD products. They know from bitter experience that headline average fps are worthless when they are accompanied with stutters, random crashes, excessive noise and a limited feature set. Most gamers, who are better off playing at 1080p, will do well to wait for Nvidia’s upcoming 4060/4070 series cards (est. early 2023). Even brand fans that wish to be in AMD’s “2%” club, will find better deals after the launch hype settles. Shoppers should avoid AMD’s reference design as many users are reporting thermal issues. [Dec '22 GPUPro]

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Graphics Card Rankings (Price vs Performance) November 2024 GPU Rankings

We calculate effective 3D speed which estimates gaming performance for the top 12 games. Effective speed is adjusted by current prices to yield value for money. Our figures are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top GPUs. [GPUPro]

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